By Caleb Smith on Tuesday February 22 2011 in Racing
Nelson’s George Bennett demolished the race record as Saturday’s fourth Santa Cruz Coppermine Epic mountain bike race attracted a larger and more competitive field of riders than in previous years. Riders came from throughout the country to test their skills and fitness on some of… More ›
By Caleb Smith on Thursday December 2 2010 in Racing
Wow, last night will go down in The Underground Super D’s three year series as the biggest gong show so far. Climbing up the tip track to the start at the radar dome Mark and I rode out of sun and into dense low cloud.… More ›
By Caleb Smith on Tuesday November 30 2010 in Racing
It’s not about winning or losing… um it is actually. After taking part in my second Huka Challenge this weekend I can safely say that I’m a very average XC racer. See that’s me right in the middle of the start bunch (in the yet… More ›
By Caleb Smith on Wednesday November 24 2010 in Racing
Not wanting to leave T Rex (Tim Wilding) out, I should mention that he too will be rocking a new steed for the Huka XL, but unlike Samara’s, his has clown wheels and is made of plastic. Well, carbon actually, and as you can see… More ›
By Caleb Smith on Monday March 8 2010 in Racing
Great news; yesterday I won the Karapoti Classic, also doubling as the New Zealand Mountain Bike Marathon Championships. More ›
By Caleb Smith on Saturday February 27 2010 in Racing
Emma, the kids, and I headed up to Mt Vic today to catch some of the Mt Vic cross-country action and were not disappointed. We made it just in time to catch the first lap of the elite and under 23 fields and it was… More ›
By Caleb Smith on Monday May 18 2009 in Exclusives
Oli Brooke-White sent me a text the other day letting me know that 2009 NZ Singlespeed Champ and all round nice guy Tim Wilding was going to be in town. We rendezvoused on Sunday morning for a quick shoot and got a few pics in… More ›